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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 93445, 93475 |area_code = Area code 805|805 |blank_name = Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code |blank_info = 06-53294 |blank1_name = Geographic Names Information System|GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1652760 |website = |footnotes = Oceano (IPAc-en|icon|o?|?|i|'|??|n|o? or IPAc-en|o?|s|i|'|??|n|o?; IPA-es|o'?eano|lang) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County , California , United States . The population was 7,286 at the 2010 census, up from 7,260 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Oceano is located at Coord|35|6|10|N|120|36|41|W|type:city (35.102680, -120.611471).GR|1 Oceano is part of the 5 Cities Metropolitan Area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of convert|1.5|sqmi|km2, of which, convert|1.5|sqmi|km2 of it is land and convert|0.02|sqmi|km2 of it (0.98%) is water.
Oceano's beach is the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area , a convert|1500|acre|km2 coastal dune|sand dune . As the only state park in California where visitors may drive vehicle s on the beach, tourists are attracted from all over the United States. Activities on this beach include riding the sand dunes on all-terrain-vehicles, swimming, clamming, camping, surfing, surf fishing, hiking, and bird watching.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census USCensus-2010CA reported that Oceano had a population of 7,286. The population density was 4,710.2 people per square mile (1,818.6/km˛). The racial makeup of Oceano was 5,105 (70.1%) White (U.S. Census)|White , 62 (0.9%) African American (U.S. Census)|African American , 120 (1.6%) Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American , 165 (2.3%) Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian , 7 (0.1%) Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander , 1,509 (20.7%) from Race (United States Census)|other races , and 318 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino of any race were 3,484 persons (47.8%).
The Census reported that 7,286 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,603 households, out of which 904 (34.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,147 (44.1%) were marriage|opposite-sex married couples living together, 360 (13.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 197 (7.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 197 (7.6%) POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 38 (1.5%) same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships . 680 households (26.1%) were made up of individuals and 266 (10.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 1,704 family (U.S. Census)|families (65.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.39.
The population was spread out with 1,738 people (23.9%) under the age of 18, 747 people (10.3%) aged 18 to 24, 2,028 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,870 people (25.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 903 people (12.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
There were 3,117 housing units at an average density of 2,015.1 per square mile (778.0/km˛), of which 1,355 (52.1%) were owner-occupied, and 1,248 (47.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 3,444 people (47.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,842 people (52.7%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census GR|2 of 2000, there were 7,260 people, 2,447 households, and 1,722 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,774.4 people per square mile (1,844.1/km˛). There were 2,762 housing units at an average density of 1,816.4 per square mile (701.6/km˛). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.73% White (U.S. Census)|White , 1.12% African American (U.S. Census)|African American , 1.29% Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American , 1.80% Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander , 21.78% from Race (United States Census)|other races , and 5.25% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino of any race were 44.63% of the population.
There were 2,447 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were Marriage|married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,014, and the median income for a family was $39,254. Males had a median income of $28,180 versus $21,310 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,561. About 14.1% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Culture
The Great American Melodrama http://www.americanmelodrama.com/ performs original plays nightly in Oceano. Irish poet and Celtic mythologist Ella Young's final years were spent in Oceano (she died there in 1956).
Politics
In the California State Legislature|state legislature Oceano is located in the 15th California State Senate|Senate District, represented by Republican Party (United States)|Republican Abel Maldonado , and in the 33rd California State Assembly|Assembly District, represented by Republican Sam Blakeslee . Federally, Oceano is located in California's 23rd congressional district , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index|Cook PVI of D +9cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url= http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10 and is represented by Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat Lois Capps .
References
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External links
wiktionary|Oceano
http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_guide_oceano_dunes.htm Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area - Dune Guide
San Luis Obispo County, California Category:Populated coastal places in California Category:Census-designated places in San Luis Obispo County, California Category:Populated places in the United States with Hispanic plurality populations
